Sharks

Sharks

Scott Vargas, FOX CT

Although they rarely kill, sharks do bite. Some of the areas with the highest rates of shark attacks in the state are right here in Central Florida. Between 1882 and 2012, there have been 249 shark attacks in Volusia county and 111 in Brevard, marking the highest numbers in the state, according to the Florida Natural Museum of History. In that time, there has been a total of 663 unprovoked shark attacks in Florida with 11 of them being fatal.The most recent Florida fatality came in 2010, when a 38-year-old kiteboarder was surrounded by a group of sharks and bitten several times. Although most shark bites aren't serious, Florida does lead the country in the number of bites reported.

Although they rarely kill, sharks do bite. Some of the areas with the highest rates of shark attacks in the state are right here in Central Florida. Between 1882 and 2012, there have been 249 shark attacks in Volusia county and 111 in Brevard, marking the highest numbers in the state, according to the Florida Natural Museum of History. In that time, there has been a total of 663 unprovoked shark attacks in Florida with 11 of them being fatal.The most recent Florida fatality came in 2010, when a 38-year-old kiteboarder was surrounded by a group of sharks and bitten several times. Although most shark bites aren't serious, Florida does lead the country in the number of bites reported. (Scott Vargas, FOX CT)

Although they rarely kill, sharks do bite. Some of the areas with the highest rates of shark attacks in the state are right here in Central Florida. Between 1882 and 2012, there have been 249 shark attacks in Volusia county and 111 in Brevard, marking the highest numbers in the state, according to the Florida Natural Museum of History. In that time, there has been a total of 663 unprovoked shark attacks in Florida with 11 of them being fatal.The most recent Florida fatality came in 2010, when a 38-year-old kiteboarder was surrounded by a group of sharks and bitten several times. Although most shark bites aren't serious, Florida does lead the country in the number of bites reported.Scott Vargas, FOX CT